About
Jana Runze was born on 10th of August in 1992 in Gummersbach, Germany.
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2011
High school graduation (Gymnasium Moltkestrasse, Gummersbach, Germany)
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2014
Graduation as Marketing and Communication Saleswoman (with distinction)
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2017
Bachelor of Science Psychology at University of Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands (cum laude, valedictorian)
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2019
(Research) Master of Science in Behavioral Sciences at Radboud University, Nijmegen, the Netherlands (cum laude)
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2024
PhD, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands
2023 - 2026
Postdoctoral positions at University of Amsterdam and at Amsterdam University Medical Center
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2026 onwards
Assistant Professor at the Institute of Education and Child Studies at Leiden University.
Education
2019 - 2023
VU Amsterdam, The Netherlands
PhD Candidate at Clinical Child & Family Studies
2017 - 2019
Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Research Master of Behavioural Sciences at the Behavioural Sciences Institute
Cum Laude
2014 - 2017
University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
Bachelor of Science in Psychology
Cum Laude
Awards, Scholarships and Grants
COST Action STSM (2025)
Bursary for a short-term scientific research visit (€1050)
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Society for Emotion and Attachment Studies (2024)
Bursary for the International Attachment Conference (€200)
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European Association of Developmental Psychology (2023)
Travel Fellowship (€250)
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International Society of Developmental Psychobiology (2023)
Student/Postdoc Member Travel or Abstract Award ($500)
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VU Amsterdam, FGB (2023)
Open Science Award (€200)
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Society for Research on Child Development (2023)
Graduate Student Travel Award ($300)
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VUvereniging (2022)
Subsidie Forum for Young Scientists (€7000)
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International Society of Developmental Psychobiology (2022)
Student/Postdoc Member Travel or Abstract Award ($325)
VU Amsterdam, FGB (2022)
Talent Fund: travel grant for a lab visit to Bristol (€4000)
VU Amsterdam, FGB (2022)
Open Science Award (€200)
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Society for Emotion and Attachment Studies (2022)
Bursary for the International Attachment Conference (€500)
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International Society of Developmental Psychobiology (2021)
Student/Postdoc Member Travel or Abstract Award (conference fees)
Amsterdam Public Health (2020)
Amsterdam Public Health Junior Award (conference fees)
Conference Presentations
2024
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Dutch Association for Developmental Psychology (VNOP), Tilburg, The Netherlands. Flash Talk
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European Social Science Genetic Network Conference (ESSGN), Rotterdam, The Netherlands, Poster presentation
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International Attachment Conference (IAC), Rouen, France. Poster presentation
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2023
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European Conference on Developmental Psychology (ECDP), Turku, Finland. Symposium and paper presentations
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International Society of Developmental Psychobiology (ISDP), Utrecht, the Netherlands. Paper and poster presentation
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Society for Research on Child Development (SRCD), Salt Lake City, USA. Paper and poster presentation
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2022
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International Society of Developmental Psychobiology (ISDP), online, San Diego, USA. Poster presentation
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Amsterdam Public Health Annual Meeting, Amsterdam. Poster presentation
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International Attachment Conference (IAC), Lisbon, Portugal. Paper presentation
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Vrije University Show & Share, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Poster presentation
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Vrije University Data Conversations, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Invited Talk
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Consortium on Individual Development (CID) meeting, Utrecht, The Netherlands. Flashtalk
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Belgian Association of Psychological Sciences Conference (BAPS), Leuven, Belgium. Poster presentation
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Dutch Association for Developmental Psychology (VNOP), Utrecht, The Netherlands. Symposium
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LEARN! Conference, online, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Paper presentation
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Leiden Consortium on Individual Development Conference (L-CID), Leiden, The Netherlands. Flashtalk
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Dutch Association for Developmental Psychology (VNOP) Research days, online. Paper presentation
2021
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International Society of Developmental Psychobiology (ISDP), online, Chicago, USA. Paper presentation
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Dutch Association for Developmental Psychology (VNOP) Research days, online. Paper presentation
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Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD), online. Poster presentation
2020
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International Society of Psychoneuroendocrinology (ISPNE), online, Chicago, USA. Poster presentation
2019
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Consortium on Individual Development (CID) autumn meeting, Utrecht, The Netherlands. Flashtalk
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Dutch Neuroscience Meeting (DNM), Lunteren, The Netherlands. Poster presentation
2017
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Network Partnership colloquium, Birmingham, UK. Poster presentation
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NorthEast Three Rivers Consortium, Middlesbrough, UK. Paper presentation
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Other Activities
2023 - today
Volunteer at Volleyball association Gemini-S
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2021 - today
Volunteer at the NGO DogSearch​
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2021 - 2023
Forum for Young Scientists Board Member at the VU Amsterdam
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Volunteer at the NGO Stichting AAI
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2020 - 2023
PhD Education Committee Member of the VU Amsterdam Faculty of Behavioral and Movement Sciences